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La prima notte di quiete (1972)

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National Assembly Faces Intense Pressure Over Tinubu’s Rivers State Emergency Declaration

Nigerian lawmakers are facing mounting pressure to approve President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent state of emergency declaration in Rivers State, as stipulated by the constitution. The proclamation, made on March 18, 2025, resulted in the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and all members of the State House of Assembly for six months. The move was reportedly aimed at addressing…

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Tinubu’s State of Emergency an Impeachable Offense – Abati

Veteran journalist and former presidential aide, Dr. Reuben Abati, has described President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State as an impeachable offense. Speaking on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Wednesday, Abati argued that a governor cannot be removed by a presidential proclamation, insisting that Tinubu’s action violates the Constitution. He stated that while Section…

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L’Emilia in cammino verso il Giubileo 

a cura della redazione Dalla Via Francigena alle antiche Vie degli Abati e di San Colombano: il punto sui Cammini Storici d’Emili in vista del Giubileo 2025. Si stima saranno migliaia i pellegrini a transitare il prossimo anno sulle Vie antiche dell’Emilia, battute fin dal Medioevo, diretti a Roma per il Giubileo 2025. Questo il tema dell’incontro organizzato da APT Emilia-Romagna durante…

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Nigeria’s Economy: Worse Than Previous Administration - Abati

Nigeria’s Economy: Worse Than Previous Administration – Abati Buhari Might Be Happy, Laughing Now Nigeria’s economic situation continues to worsen which has made many veterans from various sections of the country claim that this is a worst regime in the history of the country. Expressing his own view, Dr. Reuben Abati, a renowned journalist and former Senior Adviser on Media and Publicity to…

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INTIMACY: Types of Flirting

Explore with us the subtle art of flirting in all relationships (animal and human) with our in-depth guide. From playful banter to non-verbal cues, discover the various forms of flirting and how they contribute to building and maintaining romantic connections, even after many years of being married. Learn about the importance of communication, body language, and the role of humour in fostering a…

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Mani Sapienti

Questo in foto è un ritratto dipinto dal sommo pittore El Greco nel 1571 e conservato al Museo di Capodimonte a Napoli. È il ritratto di Giulio Giorgio Clovio, non tanto famoso adesso come lo era a quel tempo, perchè era considerato uno dei più grandi miniaturisti, paragonato dal Vasari a Michelangelo. Nel ritratto Clovio mostra un manoscritto, un Libro delle Ore (cioè una raccolta di preghiere scelte dal committente per un uso personale), che gli fu commissionato dal Cardinale Alessandro Farnese (e il caso vuole che un famoso ritratto del religioso fatto da Tiziano sia a pochi metri da questo nello stupendo museo napoletano).

Quel libro è famoso come uno dei pinnacoli dell'arte manoscritta, in un momento dove la pratica stava scomparendo per l'introduzione della stampa a caratteri mobili, ed aveva pagine intere di miniature come queste

Il libro faceva parte della collezione del Re delle Due Sicilie, ma dopo l'Unità d'Italia la collezione in parte fu venduta. Nel 1898 fu acquistato da J.P. Morgan di New York per la cifra, spaventosa per l'epoca, di 112 mila dollari, e oggi fa parte della strepitosa collezione di manoscritti della Morgan Library di New York.

Questa è una delle storie legati a questi oggetti incredibili, i manoscritti, che Christopher De Hamel racconta in questo portentoso quanto voluminoso lavoro

Nel 2018 lessi un suo libro simile, e ne parlai qui con lo stesso entusiasmo che mi ha lasciato questo. All'epoca l'attenzione di De Hamel era sull'oggetto manoscritto, oggi invece è sulle figure che girano attorno all'oggetto: dagli abati, ai collezionisti, ai miniaturisti, ai falsari, agli agenti letterari del 1500 o del secolo scorso, agli studiosi che osservandoli inventarono la paleografia o la moderna scienza della biblioteconomia, ai bibliotecari stessi. Dodici figure che spesso sono legate materialmente ad un manoscritto, dato che nel corso di centinaia di anni le loro mani li hanno sfogliati in periodi differenti, passando di mano come un gioiello, un'eredità fondiaria, un feudo. È un grande lavoro di riconoscimento del legame unico e a questo punto naturale tra l'arte, il lavoro per farla e il suo valore, inteso in termini economici, di prestigio sociale, di puro piacere personale. È anche una storia di conoscenza, di studio, di motivazioni, una storia di personaggi che avevano fini molto più ampli del possesso di un oggetto, e volevano dare impulsi più profondi alla creazione di identità sociali e culturali, alla creazione di un patrimonio condiviso, ad un lascito di conoscenza e bellezza che oltre la testimonianza del proprio successo volesse essere un momento di riflessione sulle capacità dell'uomo nel suo senso migliore.

Secondo De Hamel, la quantità di manoscritti che è arrivata fino a noi è sorprendentemente alta: oltre un milione di esemplari. E ho scoperto che solo una esigua parte ha un elevato valore economico: per la quasi totalità hanno valore storico-documentale. E per definizione sono tutti diversi tra loro anche quando trattano dello stesso argomento. E mi è sembrata una stupenda coincidenza che mentre leggevo queste pagine sono stati scoperti una nuova versione de Le Suite Vulgate du Merlin e addirittura una nuova copia della Magna Carta di Edoardo I del 1300 scoperta per caso da David Carpenter, professore di Storia medievale al King’s College di Londra: stava osservando alcune immagini digitalizzate della biblioteca della Harvard Law School durante le ricerche per scrivere un libro quando un file catalogato come “HLS MS 172” catturò la sua attenzione: quella che fu acquistata come copia per poche decine di sterline nel 1942 è una originale del 1300, dal valore storico ed economico inestimabile.

Leggendo queste storie, ho sempre pensato alla abilità di questi maestri, al processo intenso ed elaborato per la preparazione di un manoscritto (dalla produzione della carta o pergamena, la scrittura, la decorazione, la rilegatura, la conservazione tra l'altro tutte cose che ancora adesso si fanno a mano), alla potenza che già allora rappresentavano. Ne lascio qui due testimonianze, tra le più belle: una di Simon Bening di Bruges (databile 1522-15213) e una celeberrima dei Fratelli Limbourg dal Libro d'ore del Duca di Berry (XV secolo).

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Ruben Abati, too small to blackmail Chief E.K Clerk - Evah.

The coordinator of Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG) Comrade Joseph EVAH has described a social media story circulated by Reuben Abati titled “Edwin Clark will abandon Fubara as he did to Jonathan when he lost re-election” as a senseless out burst from one of the spies planted inside Jonathan’s government to feed the opposition with what is happening in the villa but Chief E.K Clerk frustrated…

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Tu m’as glissé dans l’abîme

Ta sueur sur mes abatis

Et ta langue, vent sublime

S’est lovée sous mon débit

Mords encore, mes commissures

Racle l’ombre de mes reins

Ta lenteur est une morsure

Qui fait jouir jusqu’aux matins

Fais-moi pieuvre, fais-moi nasse

Enroule-moi de ta torpeur

Que ta queue lente m’embrasse

Comme une liane au cœur

Tes couilles cognent mes silences

Tant qu’elles battent, je respire

Ton sperme est l’eau de ma transe

Ton râle, mon souvenir

Viens qu’on suce les étoiles

À petits coups de paupières

Tant pis pour ceux que ça dévale

On s’aime hors des frontières

Tu veux que je prolonge ? Je veux que tu me longe et devienne cavalière

Dompteuse de mes freins

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New Don Troiani just dropped!

This one is depicting the storming of Redoubt No. 9 at the close of the Siege of Yorktown, 14 October 1781.

After campaigning through Virginia in 1781, Major General Cornwallis’s Crown forces had established a base at Yorktown, a seemingly ideal spot since it provided easy access to the sea, and thus supplies and reinforcements from the Royal Navy.

What Cornwallis hadn’t counted on was a major joint French and American revolutionary operation that would not only bring a French and Continental force to besiege him by land, but also a French fleet to block off access by the sea.

The siege that followed progressed rapidly. Yorktown’s main defences were protected by a number of redoubts, small fortifications sitting a little out from the primary defensive lines. Two redoubts, numbered 9 and 10, were earmarked to be captured by the besiegers. On the night of 14 October Continental Army light infantry would attack redoubt 10, while their French allies attacked redoubt 9.

The multinational nature of the American Revolution comes to a head here. The 120ish Crown defenders of redoubt 9 included detachments from several English and Scottish regiments as well as Germans from the Hessian Regiment von Bose. There was variation even among the Scots, with highlanders from the 71st Regiment (Fraser’s highlanders), and lowlanders from the 80th Regiment (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers).

The attacking French force primarily consisted of the grenadiers and chasseurs (light infantry) of two regiments, Gatinais and Royal Deux-Points, but the latter regiment actually mostly consisted of Germans from the states of the Holy Roman Empire.

After darkness fell, and following a thunderous bombardment, the attack got underway. The French first had to clear the abatis (basically stakes and sharp undergrowth) lining the ditch in front of the redoubt. Charpentiers wielding axes did this, hacking a path. The assault force then stormed up and into the redoubt, roaring ‘long live the king’ and ‘kill, kill.’ The fighting was some of the most brutal of the Revolutionary War. One German in Royal Deux-Points, Georg Daniel Flohr, leaves a grim account;

‘Anyone can imagine what happened once we were inside the redoubt. People of four nations were thrown together: Frenchmen, English, Scots, and Germans… the soldiers… were so furious that our people were killing one another. The French were striking down everyone in a blue coat. Since the Deux-Ponts wore blue, many of us were stabbed to death… One screamed here, the other there, that for the grace of God we should kill him off completely. The whole redoubt was so full of dead and wounded that one had to walk on top of them.’

Artwork is, of course, by Don Troiani and reproduced with permission. Prints available for purchase on the W Britain website.

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Abatis Elphius/Abatia Elphae Aris Bekius/Aria Bekae Doris Beulius/Doria Beulae Doris Celius/Doria Celae Doris Orius/Doria Orae Eenis Betwius/Eenia Betwae Erfillis Wentius/Erfillia Wentae Eris Breakius/Eria Breakae Etis Resius/Etia Resae Ewelfis Worius/Ewelfia Worae Imis Etius/Imia Etae Isis Lenius/Isia Lenae Ivonis Fergius/Ivonia Fergae Karis Derius/Karia Derae Karis Marius/Karia Marae Namis Mugius/Namia Mugae Oris Cevius/Oria Cevae Teris Masius/Teria Masae

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The Many Wives of Dr. Reuben Abati

Dr. Reuben Abati, former Chairman of the Editorial Board of The Guardian, Nigeria newspapers has a very prodigious intellectual capacity but it seems he also has a huge appetite for the many women if the news of his latest acquisition of a new wife is anything to go by. In this article, we take a peep at the three wives of Dr. Abati. Dr. Reuben Abati’s Amazing Wives Abati & Kike, latest wife in…

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Interesting Papers for Week 42, 2024

Fear learning induces synaptic potentiation between engram neurons in the rat lateral amygdala. Abatis, M., Perin, R., Niu, R., van den Burg, E., Hegoburu, C., Kim, R., … Stoop, R. (2024). Nature Neuroscience, 27(7), 1309–1317.

Jointly efficient encoding and decoding in neural populations. Blanco Malerba, S., Micheli, A., Woodford, M., & Azeredo da Silveira, R. (2024). PLOS Computational Biology, 20(7), e1012240.

Flexible multitask computation in recurrent networks utilizes shared dynamical motifs. Driscoll, L. N., Shenoy, K., & Sussillo, D. (2024). Nature Neuroscience, 27(7), 1349–1363.

Kinetic features dictate sensorimotor alignment in the superior colliculus. González-Rueda, A., Jensen, K., Noormandipour, M., de Malmazet, D., Wilson, J., Ciabatti, E., … Tripodi, M. (2024). Nature, 631(8020), 378–385.

A recurrent network model of planning explains hippocampal replay and human behavior. Jensen, K. T., Hennequin, G., & Mattar, M. G. (2024). Nature Neuroscience, 27(7), 1340–1348.

Adaptive coding of reward in schizophrenia, its change over time and relationship to apathy. Kaliuzhna, M., Carruzzo, F., Kuenzi, N., Tobler, P. N., Kirschner, M., Geffen, T., … Kaiser, S. (2024). Brain, 147(7), 2459–2470.

Human navigation strategies and their errors result from dynamic interactions of spatial uncertainties. Kessler, F., Frankenstein, J., & Rothkopf, C. A. (2024). Nature Communications, 15, 5677.

Local field potential sharp waves with diversified impact on cortical neuronal encoding of haptic input. Kristensen, S. S., & Jörntell, H. (2024). Scientific Reports, 14, 15243.

Factorized visual representations in the primate visual system and deep neural networks. Lindsey, J. W., & Issa, E. B. (2024). eLife, 13, e91685.3.

A mathematical theory of relational generalization in transitive inference. Lippl, S., Kay, K., Jensen, G., Ferrera, V. P., & Abbott, L. F. (2024). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(28), e2314511121.

Precise tactile localization on the human fingernail. Longo, M. R. (2024). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(2026).

Trying Harder: How Cognitive Effort Sculpts Neural Representations during Working Memory. Master, S. L., Li, S., & Curtis, C. E. (2024). Journal of Neuroscience, 44(28), e0060242024.

Context-invariant beliefs are supported by dynamic reconfiguration of single unit functional connectivity in prefrontal cortex of male macaques. Noel, J.-P., Balzani, E., Savin, C., & Angelaki, D. E. (2024). Nature Communications, 15, 5738.

Reward prediction error neurons implement an efficient code for reward. Schütt, H. H., Kim, D., & Ma, W. J. (2024). Nature Neuroscience, 27(7), 1333–1339.

Joint modeling of choices and reaction times based on Bayesian contextual behavioral control. Schwöbel, S., Marković, D., Smolka, M. N., & Kiebel, S. (2024). PLOS Computational Biology, 20(7), e1012228.

Selective recruitment of the cerebellum evidenced by task-dependent gating of inputs. Shahshahani, L., King, M., Nettekoven, C., Ivry, R. B., & Diedrichsen, J. (2024). eLife, 13, e96386.3.

A simple optical flow model explains why certain object viewpoints are special. Stewart, E. E. M., Fleming, R. W., & Schütz, A. C. (2024). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(2026).

Stimulus type shapes the topology of cellular functional networks in mouse visual cortex. Tang, D., Zylberberg, J., Jia, X., & Choi, H. (2024). Nature Communications, 15, 5753.

Control over self and others’ face: exploitation and exploration. Wen, W., Mei, J., Aktas, H., Chang, A. Y.-C., Suzuishi, Y., & Kasahara, S. (2024). Scientific Reports, 14, 15473.

BCI Toolbox: An open-source python package for the Bayesian causal inference model. Zhu, H., Beierholm, U., & Shams, L. (2024). PLOS Computational Biology, 20(7), e1011791.

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The Shot Heard Around the World Chapter 50

Ninety-Six (Wattpad | Ao3)

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June 28, 1781

United States didn't like sieges. They whittled away valuable time, and with the way General Cornwallis was slowly creeping up the Southern states, United States needed all the time he could get.

"Well, he didn't take my state. He's just retreated back to Southie's," North Carolina said, pride and anger in her voice. "But General Cornwallis seems to want to continue North, to Virginia, or somewhere in my state, and we really need to get back up there and take care of him before he does something drastic like recapture the capital or…or something equally worse. We shouldn't waste time on this siege."

North Carolina had a point, as United States was weary of sieges, knowing they could often be a massive waste of time for both sides, but at the same time…having this fort would be so useful, especially with how limited their control over South Carolina was.

"Please take it. Even if we go after General Cornwallis, at least some people can stay here and try to begin retaking my state," South Carolina said, "Although I would prefer it taken sooner."

United States nodded, agreeing with South Carolina. It was important that they take the fort today, especially not after the news of about two thousand British reinforcements on their way to help break the siege.

Hence, General Greene ordered an all-out assault. They needed to break the siege before any more help arrived for the British.

A Maham tower had been constructed over the weeks they spent besieging the fort, thus allowing sharpshooters to fire into the fort, to take out men before they had a chance to fight, to weaken the enemy before they stormed the fort.

"Sharpshooters have been a wonder for this war," James muttered thoughtfully.

"Oh, don't tell me, you want to be one, don't you?" Massachusetts asked, something glimmering in his voice. James hummed thoughtfully.

"Later," United States muttered under his breath. James tutted.

"Alright. Stay safe, and let me know if you need help," James said. United States rolled his eyes.

"Father won't be there," United States said, some annoyance bleeding into his voice. United States swore he could feel James shrug at that.

"Doesn't mean you can't ask for help," James reaffirmed, and United States just did his best to ignore him. He was a country. He could handle himself, even if he wasn't ready to face his father.

General Greene had planned two groups to attack the fort, a small one to attack the small redoubt and a larger one to attack the main fort, with some men in that force being ordered to pull down the sandbags on the fort walls to expose the men inside more to fire from the tower.

United States, as countryhumans often were, was selected to go with the larger group to attack that main force.

Not that he minded, of course. He was filled with plenty of anger and motivation to take this fort back, not from British soldiers but from the traitors who were betraying him in support of his father.

"If this weren't a war of independence, it would certainly be classified as a civil war," Virginia commented, worry in her voice. "Although I pray that once we get our independence, we won't have a real one."

"You kidding, Gin? All countries have one," Massachusetts said, his tone both full of fake cheer and sarcasm. Virginia just huffed a little but stayed quiet, a blessing since United States' assault was about to begin.

His hands tightened on his gun.

United States would win. For his states. For South Carolina. For his independence.

United States needed more victories.

He needed the fort.

United States troops approached the fort as the battle began, and after briefly being stopped by the abatis, they were able to break through, making it to the walls. United States watched carefully as some of his men tugged down the sandbags, nodding approvingly as they did so.

All was going well.

United States should have realized it was going badly then and there.

The traitors in the fort launched a counterattack, and a fierce battle erupted, quickly dissolving into a chaotic melee as United States, one of the few people with a bayonet, began fending off attacking soldiers.

A memory swam into his mind of a different battle of…United States shook his head, trying to force the memory that wasn't his out of his head, trying to bring his focus back to the battle.

But the brief moment of distraction cost him as he felt a bayonet slide into his stomach.

"FATHER!"

Panicked, United States fumbled for his weapon, managing to clip the traitor, who had pulled away his own bayonet, leaving United States with a bleeding wound.

Luckily, it had hit the side of his stomach, and not the center, missing anything important, but it hurt, and United States gritted his teeth, trying to bear the pain as he tried to keep ahold of his weapon and keep a hand on the wound.

"Oh my goodness, we need to get out of here. We cannot die; it'll only make things worse," South Carolina said, sounding more panicked than he ever had before.

Blinking back tears, United States looked around the battlefield, seeing that most of the leaders of the attacking force were dead.

"Retreat!" United States yelled, knowing it would be suicidal to continue the fight and knowing he needed medical treatment unless he wanted to die. Every step hurt, but United States did his best to keep walking through the stabbing pain in his side.

"Let me help," James said, and United States felt him come closer, until….United States was still holding the wound and holding back the tears, but he no longer felt like he was the one walking, as if he were just experiencing it.

United States didn't question it, the pain fogging his mind as he stumbled away.

"You need help?" United States heard, looking up to see another soldier standing behind him, worry clear on his face. United States nodded and let out a sigh of relief as the soldier helped him walk.

"Felt worse. Need someone to treat it, but I'll live," United States said, trying to give the other soldier his best attempt at a smile.

They had lost the battle. And with his injury and reinforcements coming to the fort…they had lost that as well.

United States just gritted his teeth. They would figure something else out, go after General Cornwallis.

This wasn't the end of their fight for the South

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La malinconia è quel velo sottile che si posa sull’anima senza preavviso, una nostalgia senza nome che avvolge i ricordi e li colora di sfumature più dolci e dolorose allo stesso tempo. Non è solo tristezza, ma un’eco del passato che risuona nel presente, un’ombra gentile che ci ricorda ciò che è stato e ciò che avrebbe potuto essere.

A volte arriva con il suono della pioggia contro i vetri, con una canzone dimenticata che riaffiora all’improvviso, con il profumo di un luogo che credevamo perso. È una compagna silenziosa, mai invadente, che ci insegna a guardare indietro senza rimpianti ma con la consapevolezza che ogni istante vissuto, anche il più fugace, ha lasciato il suo segno.

La malinconia non va scacciata, ma ascoltata. È il filo che lega i nostri giorni passati a quelli futuri, il respiro profondo prima di voltare pagina.

Abati me🌻

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Paotred a Landevan, merc'hed a Bleuwigner A zo aet da foar da Landaol n'arruont ket er gêr./ « Pa 'mañ kuzhet an heol ha savet kaer al loer, Mall e vo deomp tud(i)goù yaouank soñjal monet d'ar gêr ! »/ (Bout) 'Vehe kuzhet an heol ha savet kaer al loer, Me 'gavo-me un nor digor àr baver Pleuwigner !/ Me 'm eus ma dousig Janetoñ àr gornig ar paver. Honnezh 'zigoro din an nor pa arruin er gêr./ 'Zigoro din an nor pa arruin er gêr, Kenkoulz d'un eur 'ziàr hanternoz èl d'un eur 'ziàr greisteiz./ (E) Milin an abati eh eus teir merc'h yaouank, Mar n'am bo ket ar yaouankañ me n'am bo ket ma c'hoant./ Mar n'am eus ket ar yaouankañ me n'am bo ket ma c'hoant, Ni 'beus paset meur a nozvezh en ti milin asambl./ 'Paset meur a nozvezh en ti milin asambl, Hag é kargiñ ar sac'hadoù, 'stardiñ ar steudelloù.

FR. JEANNETTE (Deuxième version). Les gars de landévant et les filles de Pluvigner qui sont allés à la foire de Landaul ne sont pas rentrés pas à la maison. / « Alors que le soleil s'est couché et que la lune s'est bien levée, il va être temps, jeunes gens, que nous songions à rentrer ! » / Quand bien même le soleil s'est couché et que la lune s'est bien levée, moi je trouverai une porte ouverte sur le pavé de Pluvigner ! / …Une porte ouverte sur le pavé de Pluvigner : j'y ai ma douce Jeannette au coin de la rue. / Jeannette au coin de la rue, elle, m'ouvrira la porte quand je rentrerai. / Elle m'ouvrira la porte quand je rentrerai, aussi bien à l'heure de minuit qu'à l'heure de midi. / Au moulin de l'abbaye il y a trois jeunes filles, si je n'ai pas la plus jeune, je n'aurai pas ce que je désire. / Si je n'ai pas la plus jeune, je n'aurai pas ce que je désire ; nous avons passé beaucoup de nuits ensemble dans le moulin. / …Passé beaucoup de nuits ensemble dans le moulin à charger les sacs, à (re)serrer les liens.

EN. JEANNETTE (Second version). The guys from Landévant and the girls from Pluvigner who went to the Landaul fair did not return home. / "Now that the sun has set and the moon has risen, it will be time, young people, for us to think about going home!" / Even though the sun has set and the moon has risen, I will find an open door on the pavement of Pluvigner! / I will find an open door on the pavement of Pluvigner! I have my sweet Jeannette on the corner of the street. / Jeannette on the corner of the street, she will open the door for me when I come home. / She will open the door for me when I come home, whether at midnight or at noon. / At the abbey mill there are three young girls, if I do not have the youngest, I will not have what I desire. / If I don't have the youngest, I won't have what I want; we spent many nights together in the mill. / we spent many nights together in the mill loading the bags, tightening the ties.

+ : Song collected in Inzinzac-Lochrist.